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WASHINGTON, DC - Rep. Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), released the following statement after sending a letter to Rep. Jason Chaffetz (UT-03), Chairman of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, urging him to launch an investigation into how video footage provided to the committee in response to a subpoena by the Center for Medical Progress was illegally leaked to the news agency GotNews.com:
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) released the following statement after voting against the latest effort to repeal or undermine the Affordable Care Act and attack women’s health:
“Yet again, House Republicans are attacking women’s health and trying to take away affordable health care from millions of Americans. Today’s vote marked the 61st time House Republicans have voted to repeal or undermine the Affordable Care Act and amazingly, in the same bill, they also defunded Planned Parenthood, a trusted provider of women’s health services for over 99 years.
Evanston, IL – Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky released the following statement after the recent acts of violence in Israel and the West Bank:
“I join with many in the 9th Congressional District and around the world in expressing my deep concern for recent events in Israel and the West Bank. My heart goes out to those who have been affected by the violence.
Today, Representatives Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Doris Matsui (CA-06) and Patrick Murphy (FL-18), sponsors of H. Res 393 released the following statement after the Social Security Administration announced that there would not be a cost of living adjustment (COLA) for Social Security beneficiaries in 2016:
Evanston, IL – Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released the following statement in recognition of Polish-American Heritage Month:
October marks Polish-American Heritage Month, a time for our nation to celebrate the critical role and many important contributions by members of the Polish-American community today, and over hundreds of years of American history.
WASHINGTON D.C. – Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement on introducing the Health Insurance Rate Review Act:
Rep. Jan Schakowsky today introduced the Health Insurance Rate Review Act of 2015 to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to block or modify unreasonable health insurance premium increases in states where insurance regulators lack the authority to do so. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) introduced companion legislation in the Senate.
CHICAGO - Rep. Schakowsky released the following statement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement reached in Atlanta this morning.
I am extremely disappointed by the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement reached in secret sessions this weekend. While I look forward to studying the specific language, I remain convinced that outline of the deal falls far short of the fair trade principles needed to improve the lives of workers, consumers and patients.
CHICAGO - Trade representatives from twelve nations are meeting in Atlanta this week in an attempt to finalize the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, a trade agreement that would have profound consequences for workers, consumers, the environment and health care.
WASHINGTON D.C. - Last night, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Jason Chaffetz admitted on CNN’s Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer that there is no evidence that Planned Parenthood has broken any laws. Earlier in the week, Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy told Fox News that a primary motivation behind formation of the Select Committee on Benghazi was to damage Hillary Clinton’s campaign.
Rep. Schakowsky released the following statement in response:
WASHINGTON D.C. - The Hyde amendment, included in annual federal appropriations bills, restricts access to abortions except in instances of rape, incest or where the life of the woman is threatened. The first time Congress included the language in annual spending bills was 39 years ago today.
Rep. Schakowsky issued the following statement on this anniversary: